1999

January 1999

"...that the unanticipated, extra State Aid for FY99 be applied toward new carpet and other refurbishments for Main Library so as to assist with the re-engineering project and leverage donations.(Motion came from Fred Hearns, Budget Committee/No second necessary.) Vote: 9-0 in favor.

February 1999

"...that the present Carnegie site at West Tampa be renovated and expanded to 5,000 sq. ft., that THPL pursue a temporary partnership with the Urban League is being renovated, that the computer lab established in the Urban League facility remain with that organization and that the County creatively pursue buying additional property for West Tampa while it is still available." (Motion from Planning Committee/No second necessary) Vote: 9-0 in favor.

"...that the site on Bearss Ave be pursued for the replacement Northwest Regional Library." (Motion from Planning Committee/No second necessary) Vote: 9-0 in favor.

"...that the Continuation Decision Units be accepted as prioritized with West Tampa being #21, and the Interlocal Agreements with Plant City and Temple Terrace being #22." (Motion from Budget Committee/No second necessary) Vote: 9-0 in favor.

"...that the Library Board adopt the Decision Unit rankings as approved by the Budget Committee." (Motion from Budget Committee/No second necessary) Vote 9-0 in favor.

March 1999

"...that the ByLaws for 1999 be adopted as amended by the Policies & By-Laws Committee" (Cameron/Swisshelm) Vote 9-0 in favor.

"...that the Library Board approve Option #4 regarding filtering and non-filtering, with the addition of language regarding parental consent for ages birth-14 " (Swisshelm/Crippen) Vote: 9-0 in favor.

April 1999

"...that Helen Swisshelm, Chairman of the Budget Committee, represent the Library Board at the Decision Unit Review with Dan Kleman on May 4, 1999 and that Fred Hearns be asked to attend in her absence." (Blue/Reeder) Vote: 7-0 in favor.

"...that the Library Board accept the new schedule of hours for Seffner/Mango, College Hill, and Ybor City as proposed by the Library staff." (Blue/Cameron & Bartolotti) Vote: 7-0 in favor.

"...that the draft policy regarding the use of County-owned property prepared by the Real Estate Department be approved on the condition that Items #2 and #4 be rewritten so that the Library's current Meeting Room policy is not compromised" (Reeder/Cameron) Vote: 7-0 in favor.

"...that the Library Board work with Library staff and County officials to address concerns about security and improve overall security for the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System" (Cameron/Blue) Vote: 7-0 in favor.

May 1999

None

June 1999

"...that the needs of the Tampa Heights area be brought to the Planning Committee for additional study." (Swisshelm/Blue) Vote: 7-0 in favor.

"...that the Library Board approve the Bearss Avenue site and the Henderson property, as well as the site plan for a proposed new Northwest Regional Library, as presented by the Hillsborough County Real Estate Department." (Cameron/Blue) Vote: 7-0 in favor.

"...that the Library Board accept the Hillsborough County Cooperative Interlocal Agreement, upon review by the County Attorney's Office of Hillsborough County's Equal Opportunity Clause, and with the final sign-off of Sandra Cameron, Chairman of the Library Board." (Cameron/Reeder) Vote: 7-0 in favor.

"...approve the revised Library Board Meeting Schedule for 1999, which changes the date of the December meeting from the 2nd to the 9th.(Blue/Bartolotti) Vote: 7-0 in favor.

July 1999

"...that the Chairman of the Library Board send a letter to Dan Kleman to say that the Library Board is happy with the recommended budget for FY00-01, but asking that Sunday hours for the Ruskin Library be given consideration if there are excess ad valorem taxes." (Swisshelm/O'Rourke) Vote: 6-0 in favor.

August 1999

"...that the Library Board ask the Management and Budget Department to provide a written overview of revenue projections for the Library Taxing District, FY2000-01" (Blue, Swisshelm) Vote: 9-0 in favor.

September 23, 1999

"...that the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library Advisory Board endorse the re-naming of the Main Library the "John F. Germany Public Library." (Arnold/Reeder) Vote: 7-0 in favor.

"...that the Policies & ByLaws Committee formulate a policy regarding the naming and/or re-naming of libraries" (Scheuerle/Reeder) Vote: 7-0 in favor.

"...that the Library Board accept the Long-Range Plan for FY2000-2003 as amended" (Scheuerle/Arnold) Vote: 7-0 in favor.

"...that the Library Board accept the following list of ranked Unfunded CIP items. Vote: 7-0 in favor.

#1- West Tampa Restoration and Addition
#2- Southeast County Regional Library
#3- Main Library Reconstruction/Revise Project
#4- North Tampa Expansion
#5- West Chase Library
#6- Seffner Library
#7-New Tampa Regional Library Expansion

October 1999

"...that the Library Board accept 'Draft 2' of the proposed policy regarding the use of alcoholic beverages within County libraries." (Draft 2: "would allow the use of alcoholic beverages within County libraries that are closed to the general public but open for special events.The use of alcoholic beverages would be acceptable only with the approval of the Library Board." (Swisshelm/Ross) Vote: 6-0 in favor

"...that the Library Board approve the purchase of the land west of the current West Tampa Library facility." (Scheuerle/Swisshelm) Vote: 6-0 in favor.

"...that the Library Board send letters to Governor Bush and Secretary of State Katherine Harris in support of the initiative to acquire an additional $1.2 million for library cooperatives and $15 million for public libraries in general." (Swisshelm/Scheuerle) Vote: 6-0 in favor.

"...that the Library Board accept the draft Reference Policies as amended." (Ross/O'Rourke) Vote 6-0 in favor.

November 1999

None

December 1999

None